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Mel Owens might have been hit with some serious karma after leaving a rocky first impression<\/a> as the second ever Golden Bachelor.<\/p>\n The 66-year-old former linebacker seems smitten with a woman who is being dubbed this season\u2019s villain after an October 8 episode revealed that she seems to be more focused on getting social media followers than finding love with Mel.<\/p>\n More from SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n Nicolle Kate, who made a strong impression early in the season when she made out with Mel in a pool in front of the other women, revealed her ulterior motives in a conversation with some of the other women while Mel was out on a one-on-one date with Peg.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve told myself from the beginning, I\u2019m not dating Mel \u2013 I\u2019m dating America. I\u2019m dating everybody watching, and not watching. That gives you exposure like you\u2019ve never had,\u201d Nicole, 64, declared.<\/p>\n Nicolle doubled down, saying the stars could get \u201cHousewives<\/em> status\u201d when Robin, 63, asked what everyone was hoping to get out of the show.<\/p>\n Then, Nicolle delivered another major blow as she hit out at the cast of Gerry Turner\u2019s season of The Golden Bachelor<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIf they\u2019re smart in the way the publicity goes, with our beautiful [cast] \u2014 I\u2019m sorry, but the last cast? They weren\u2019t so great-looking,\u201d Nicolle said. The yoga instructor added that she wants to \u201cbecome more of an influencer\u201d after the show.<\/p>\n However, with Mel remaining unaware of Nicolle\u2019s motives, their romance doesn\u2019t show any signs of slowing down just yet. Could Mel pick Nicolle as his winner<\/a>?<\/p>\n The season lead continued to build his connection with Nicolle later in the episode, despite a warning from Robin that some of the women aren\u2019t being \u201ccompletely authentic.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think people are self-serving. Because, potentially, they have an opportunity to promote whatever they\u2019re trying to promote [by being on the show],\u201d Robin told Mel who seemed to brush off her cautionary statement.<\/p>\n \u201cIt makes me pause, but she didn\u2019t name names, so we really don\u2019t know,\u201d Mel said in a confessional. \u201cI think everybody\u2019s here for the right reasons, but I appreciate her telling me that, and that\u2019s her opinion. Overall, I think it\u2019s a genuine bunch of women.\u201d<\/p>\n Later, after getting some alone time with Nicolle at the house, Mel is still none the wiser to her comments and says that he can\u2019t \u201cresist\u201d her, because Nicolle is \u201call about me, and I like that.\u201d<\/p>\n Nicolle also lasted through another rose ceremony, getting Mel\u2019s final rose while Robin, who tried to warn Mel, got sent home along with Roxanne and Gerri.<\/p>\n Mel\u2019s burgeoning connection with Nicolle might seem like karma to Bachelor Nation fans who are struggling to warm to this year\u2019s Golden Bachelor after a few pre-season hiccups.<\/p>\n Fans were left heartbroken when the show deviated from its usual format by picking Mel, who was not previously attached to the franchise, to lead the season instead of some beloved former contestants of Joan Vassos\u2019 The Golden Bachelorette season. (Yes, we were rooting for Charles Ling<\/a> too!)<\/p>\n Then, Mel rubbed fans the wrong way with comments made on the In the Trenches<\/em> podcast<\/a> in June. Mel said he told producers that his preferences are women aged 45 to 60, not even breaking into \u201cgolden years\u201d territory.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, if they\u2019re 60 or over, I\u2019m cutting them,\u201d he said. Mel later apologized for these comments in the premiere of this season.<\/p>\n Before you go, click here<\/a> to see which \u2018Golden Bachelor\u2019 and \u2018Golden Bachelorette\u2019 stars dated each other after the show.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/figure>\n Best of SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for SheKnows’ Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mel Owens might have been hit with some serious karma after leaving a rocky first impression as the second ever Golden Bachelor. 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